Rockstar Makita Suzuki Fights to the Finish

Brea, Calif. - February 14, 2010 -
The Rockstar Makita Suzuki team put together a solid race effort on
Saturday, February 13, at the third Supercross to take place at Angel
Stadium in
Anaheim. The team's rookie powerhouse, Ryan Dungey, overcame adversity
to finish the main event in fourth place and keep himself at the top of
the points leaderboard.


On the first dry track the series has seen in three weeks, Dungey
was the second fastest rider after 3 practices and he took the holeshot
in Heat #1, leading the entire 8 laps. At the drop of the gate for the
main event, Dungey shot out in
sixth place, but quickly picked the best lines to improve his position.
He made his way into fourth position when a misstep spun him around on
the track. Dungey was able to keep upright and landed back in fifth
place. Focusing on regaining
his spot, Dungey made the pass and finished the race in fourth, which
puts him in a tie for first place in overall points.


"I felt good after practice, and I feel like we had a good set up
on the bike," Dungey said. "But the track was tough. Right from the
beginning it was really rutted, but it made for some good racing. I
didn't get a great start in the main,
which put me back and I couldn't really make the passes stick, was
struggling in that area, and just did it to myself. Overall it was
good, I had one little mishap that set me back, but I salvaged points
which is important."


"He was a little hesitant today in his riding," Team Manager Roger
Decoster said. "I think we need to do a better job of adjusting the
bike earlier in the day. We cannot back ourselves into the main event
making changes. This coming week
is going to be good weather-wise and we can do some good testing and
get back on track for Indy."


The day was dedicated to breast cancer awareness, and the riders
sported pink in their gear and bike graphics in honor of the event.


Round 7 of the series takes place February 20
in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. There, Dungey will be rejoined by
teammate Austin Stroupe who is competing in the Eastern Regional Lites
class aboard the fuel-injected RM-Z250. "So far
it's looking really good," Stroupe said. "We've been testing and the
team is working really hard. I'm super excited and I'm ready to race."


450 Class Results


1. Ryan D Villopoto


2. Joshua R Hill


3. Kevin W Windham

4. Ryan M Dungey


5. David D Millsaps


6. Justin D Brayton


7. Kyle P Chisholm


8. Michael Byrne


9. Dan Reardon


10. Nicholas A Wey


450 Class Overall Points


1. Ryan M Dungey 123


2. Joshua R Hill 123


3. Ryan D Villopoto 120


4. David D Millsaps 98


5. Ivan Tedesco 87


6. Justin D Brayton 87


7. Kevin W Windham 86


8. Andrew T Short 69


9. Nicholas A Wey 61

10. Thomas K Hahn 56



Ryan Dungey fought his way to a fourth-place finish in the main event on Saturday night. Dungey grabbed the holeshot in his heat race and won.



Dungey's finish earned him enough points to tie for the first-place
spot in overall points. His plan for Indy is to build up his lead.







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Team sponsors:Rockstar, Makita, Yoshimura,
Dunlop, Maxima, Tag Sprockets, Pro Taper, Alpinestars, ONE Industries,
Mechanix Wear, Showa, Road Champs, CP Pistons, Hinson Clutch
Components, Snap-On, Twin Air, D.I.D.,
Excel, NGK, Works Connection


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dealer network throughout 49
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Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of
motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, automobiles and marine engines. Founded in
1909 and incorporated in 1920, it
has 120 distributors in 191 countries.
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